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Younger siblings of UFC veterans will meet in a heavyweight clash in April. At UFC Fight Night 222, heavyweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter Season 30” Mohammed Usman will meet the debuting Junior Tafa on April 22, according to an announcement by the promotion. The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas,

A lightweight headliner is on tap for the final UFC event of April. A the UFC Fight Night event April 29, contenders Renato Moicano (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Arman Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will square off. While not officially announced, the card is expected to take place April 29 at the UFC Apex

Now that Jake Paul is no longer undefeated, Jorge Masvidal doesn’t view him as a lucrative fight. Paul previously called out Masvidal in 2021, but “Gamebred” thought the offer wasn’t worthy at the time. Masvidal and Paul, who once trained together before Paul’s fight with Ben Askren, have jawed back and forth on a potential

A late addition to UFC on ESPN 43 will no longer take place. The promotion officially announced Thursday evening that Tamires Vidal is out of her scheduled bout against Hailey Cowan due to an undisclosed medical issue. The event taking place at AT&T Center in San Antonio will proceed with 12 bouts, as there will

Another high-profile wrestler is headed to Bellator as Olympic silver medalist Kadi Magomedov has signed with the promotion. Bellator announced Thursday that Magomedov – whose full name is Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau – agreed to a multifight, multiyear deal. He will compete in the featherweight division and is expected to debut later this year. .@BellatorMMA is pleased

SAN ANTONIO – Albert Duraev aims to prove he’s more than just a wrestler at UFC on ESPN 43. Duraev (15-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) faces Chidi Njokuani (22-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card opener at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. Duraev will be facing another

A disagreement over terms of a rematch might’ve sunk the fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fury and Usyk agreed to a 70-30 split of the revenue in Fury’s favor for a fight that has been scheduled for April 29. However, they reportedly couldn’t agree on a split if

The UFC has a middleweight main event for its first card for the 2023 summer months. Top-15 185-pounders Jack Hermansson (23-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) and Brendan Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) will headline the UFC’s June 3 card. UFC broadcast partner ESPN first reported the main event. The show doesn’t have an announced venue or

LAS VEGAS – Biaggio Ali Walsh is looking to get as much experience as possible before becoming a professional MMA fighter. Walsh (2-1) meets Isiah Figueroa (1-1) in an amateur bout at 2023 PFL 2 on April 7 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Given his family name (he’s the grandson of Muhammad

SAN ANTONIO – Holly Holm expects to end her combat sports career under the UFC banner after signing a new six-fight contract with the promotion. The 41-year-old former women’s bantamweight champion Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) was originally set to enter Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event with Yana Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on

SAN ANTONIO – Due to life events and a series of unfortunate bout cancelations, former UFC flyweight title challenger Alex Perez hasn’t competed as often as he would like. At UFC on ESPN 43, Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to action to take on Manel Kape in his first appearance since last July. Perez

Jorge Masvidal’s beef with Colby Covington is far from over. Neither Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) nor Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) have competed since they shared the octagon in one of the biggest grudge matches in recent history at UFC 272 in March 2022. The former friends, roommates and training partners saw their relationship

LAS VEGAS – Sadibou Sy is looking at the 2023 PFL season as a new chapter. Sy (13-6-2) won the 2022 PFL welterweight title by going 4-0 last year, defeating Nikolay Aleksakhin, Rory MacDonald, Carlos Leal, and finally Dilano Taylor to win gold and the $1 million prize. Despite his successful season, Sy isn’t going

LAS VEGAS – Bruno Cappelozza will get an opportunity to avenge his most recent loss at 2023 PFL 2. Cappelozza (15-6) will run things back with Matheus Scheffel (17-9), who handed Cappelozza his most recent loss when he won by unanimous decision last June. Cappelozza rematches Scheffel at PFL 2 on April 7 at The Theater

The UFC’s road trip outside of Las Vegas continues Saturday with UFC on ESPN 43, which takes place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio with a main card that airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. A marquee bantamweight fight is featured in the main event. After their original date was postponed from February,

SAN ANTONIO – Andrea Lee thinks a win over Maycee Barber at UFC on ESPN 43 will get her one step closer to where she’s going. Currently ranked in the official UFC rankings at No. 11, Lee (13-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) faces Barber (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on Saturday at AT&T Center with top 10

Khamzat Chimaev has his eyes on middleweight and beyond, but isn’t necessarily done with 170 pounds. Before jumping up to 185 pounds, the undefeated Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) says he would take two more fights in the welterweight division: Colby Covington and then a title shot. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) recently claimed Chimaev

SAN ANTONIO – Saturday won’t be the first time Yana Santos has stepped in a cage opposite legendary women’s fighter Holly Holm. It will just be the first time the world gets to see it. Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who meets former bantamweight champion Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN